Choroidal changes in eyes treated with high-dose systemic corticosteroids for optic neuritis

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AIM: To analyze the effect of systemic high-dose corticosteroid on the choroid in patients with unilateral optic neuritis.

METHODS: A retrospective comparative cohort study. Seventy-six eyes of 38 patients with unilateral optic neuritis that received systemic high-dose corticosteroid treatment were enrolled. Choroidal thickness (CT) and choroidal vascularity index (CVI) were measured in both affected and the fellow eyes at baseline, 1wk, 1 and 3mo. Changes in CT and CVI were analyzed in both eyes and compared between eyes.

RESULTS: The mean CT and CVI were 349 µm and 0.70 in the affected eyes and 340 µm and 0.69 in the fellow eyes at baseline (P=0.503 and 0.440, respectively). Decrement of CT and CVI at month 3 were significant in affected eyes (P=0.017 and P<0.001). Decreased CVI began 2wk after treatment whereas CT decreased from 1mo. The CVI also decreased significantly in fellow eyes at 3mo compared to the baseline (P=0.001).

CONCLUSION: A significant decrement in CT and CVI can appear after 3mo in optic neuritis patients treated with high-dose systemic corticosteroid treatment. The decrease in CVI appeared earlier than the decrease in CT, suggesting choroidal vasoconstriction caused by systemic steroid as a possible mechanism.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

International journal of ophthalmology - 13(2020), 9 vom: 16., Seite 1430-1435

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Jun Hyuk [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Ji Young [VerfasserIn]
Ra, Ho [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Nam Yeo [VerfasserIn]
Baek, Jiwon [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Choroidal thickness
Corticosteroid
Journal Article
Optic neuritis
Prednisolone

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Date Revised 28.09.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.18240/ijo.2020.09.15

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315249226